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CONSIDERATION OF A GRANT APPLICATION TO THE WICHITA AREA METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION (WAMPO) IN THE AMOUNT OF $97,015 FOR THE FUNDING OF MEDICAL AND SOCIAL SERVICE TRANSPORTATION FOR SENIORS AND INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES.
Presented by: Annette Graham, LSCSW, Director, Sedgwick County Division on Aging
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve the grant application, authorize the Chairman to sign the three (3) grant application documents, and if awarded authorize acceptance of the grant, establish a new internal order for budget authority as outlined in the Budget Authority Adjustment section of this request, and establish a new 1.0 FTE Driver position as outlined in the Personnel Considerations section of this item.
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Grant Renewal: No
Never Applied: Yes
Applied; not awarded: No
Grant Summary and Timeline: This is a one-year grant application that would provide medical and social service transportation for individuals with disabilities and seniors age 60 and older in the urbanized communities in Sedgwick County. Program service areas will be the incorporated cities of Kechi, Valley Center, Maize, Goddard, Haysville, Derby, Mulvane, Bel Aire and Park City and unincorporated areas of Furley and Schulte. Grant application deadline is May 19, 2017 at 5:00 p.m. CST.
Total program costs are $136,489, including a grant proposal for vehicle acquisition. The attached grant applications for Sedgwick County provide Federal Transit Administration (FTA) funding for operations, vehicle acquisition and contractual rides. Sedgwick County Transportation will be responsible for matching funds for the operations and contractuals portions of the grant and Fleet Reserve Fund will provide the match for the vehicle portion of the grant. As in past programs KDOT will pay the vehicle acquisition grant funds directly to the approved vendor and the vehicle will be titled to Sedgwick County and maintained by County Fleet. Being good stewards of tax payer ...
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